TOWARD THE UNKNOWN REGION

This is... Chris Bent, 68. Check out the GALLERY for recent photos taken at the radio day in Harwich, August 2023

on Radio Seagull online every Friday and Saturday, midday and at midnight
 on 1476Khz and various AM frequencies in Netherlands
on CWR 1476Khz Leicestershire every Friday, Saturday & Sunday evening 6.00-8.00pm
1476 WEBCAST: Carillon Wellbeing Radio

14 October 2023

 

 

with Pat McManus & Andy Stoddart, St Patrick's Day 2022, Wolverhampton

 

 

Saturday 14th October 2023  

There were 68 new singles released on Friday 13th October 1967

compiled from THE NEW SINGLES* issue 198 
PODCAST   
Blossom Toes-Look At Me I'm You  MARMALADE 598002

Left Banke-Desiree  PHILIPS BF1614
Eric Burdon and the Animals-San Franciscan Nights  MGM 1359
Troggs-Love Is All Around  PAGE ONE POF040
Kinks-Autumn Almanac  PYE 7N17400
The Who-I Can See For Miles  TRACK 604011
Tony Simon-Gimme A Little Sign  TRACK 604012
The Family (sic)-Scene Through The Eye Of A Lens/Gypsy Woman  LIBERTY LBF15031
Mud-Flower Power  CBS 203002
Barry Gray-Captain Scarlet  PYE 7N17391
Spectrum-Captain Scarlet (not released at the time)
Ron Grainer-Man In A Suitcase  PYE 7N17383
Ron Grainer-Happening Sunday (radio 1 show with Ed Stewart)/The Prisoner  RCA VICTOR RCA1635
The Young Idea-Mr Lovin' Luggage Man  COLUMBIA DB8284 (sorry, this is another one of those recordings which sound fine in stereo but, due to incorrect phasing of connections.. sound a total mess in mono. This was resolved in an edited version of this hour, which you can hear here:  PODCAST 
Left Banke-I've Got Something On My Mind  PHILIPS BF1614
Sharon Tandy-Look And Find/Our Day Will Come  ATLANTIC 584137
 

There were 68 new singles released on Friday 13th October 1967

compiled from THE NEW SINGLES* issue 198 

 PODCAST

Barry Gray-The Mysterons theme   PYE 7N17391

Eric Burdon and the Animals-Gratefully Dead  MGM 1359
Roy Harper-Zengem/Mid Spring Dithering  CBS 203001
Aretha Franklin-Natural Woman  ATLANTIC 584137
The Afex-She's Got The Time  KINGKG1058
The Accent-Red Sky At Night  DECCA F12679
The Static-When You Went Away  PAGE ONE POF039
Ice-Anniversary Of Love  DECCA F12680
Troggs-When Will The Rain Come  PAGE ONE POF040
Stevie Wonder-I'm Wondering  TAMLA MOTOWN TMG626
Chris Clark-From Head To Toe  TAMLA MOTOWN TMG624
The Incredibles-There's Nothing Else To Say  STATESIDE SS2053
The Voice Of Scott McKenzie-Like An Old Time Movie  CBS 3009
The Who-Someone's Coming  TRACK 604011
Kinks-Mr Pleasant  PYE 7N17400 (the song that inspired me to learn how to play it on our ex Pub upright piano)
Duffy Power-Davy O'Brien  PARLOPHONE R5631
Music Explosion-Sunshine Games  STATESIDE SS2054
Katch 22-Makin' My Mind Up  FONTANA TF874
Musketeer Gripweed and the Third Troop-How I Won The War (this was the movie with John Lennon acting)  UNITED ARTISTS UP1196

 

Flutes and whistles. Charlie blows a tune...

 PODCAST  

Nova Cascade-Sleeping Dogs/Safe Haven/A Walk Along A Canal/The Navigator
Celtus-Navigator/The Pilgrim/Wide Awake/The Awakening

Hats Off Gentlemen, it's adequate-The Light Of Ancient Mistakes/Avrana Kern Is Made of Ants/The Requisitioner and The Wonder

 

Friday 13th October 2023

 

A return to the Prog Rockery

 PODCAST r

Torch Song-Toward The Unknown Region with Walt Whitman Poetry recital by Amy Bargeron
Karnataka-Requiem For A Dream/Dreamer
StuckFish-Into The Fire/Calling
Z Machine-Amphibiosapien/Bonus Erupus/Thunder In Paradise/Big Old Hen/Saltwash/Myrtle The Turtle

 

There were 56 new singles released on Friday 6th October 1967

compiled from THE NEW SINGLES* issue 197

 PODCAST r

George Martin Orchestra-Theme One ('electronic' version)  UNITED ARTISTS UP1194
Amen Corner-World Of Broken Hearts  DERAM DM151
Honeybus-(Do I Figure) In Your Life  DERAM DM152
Blossom Toes-What On Earth/Mrs Murphy's Budgerigar  MARMALADE 598002
Brenton Wood-Gimme Little Sign  LIBERTY LBF15021
Cowsills-The The Park And Other Things (popularly known as Flower Girl)/River Blue  MGM1353
Californians-Follow Me  DECCA F12678
Tommy Boyce & Bobby Hart-Sometimes She's A Little Girl  A&M AMS710
Four Tops-You Keep Running Away  TAMLA MOTOWN TMG623
The Bees-Jesses James Rides Again  BLUE BEAT DB101
The Four Gees-Ethiopia (reminiscent of Strawberry Fields)  PRESIDENT PT160
Little Grants & Eddie-Rudy's Dead  PRESIDENT PT159
Equals-Give Love A Try  PRESIDENT PT158
Vanilla Fudge-Eleanor Rigby  Parts 1 & 2  ATLANTIC 584139
Honeybus-Throw My Love Away  DERAM DM152
Young Rascals-How Can I Be Sure/I Don't Love You Anymore  ATLANTIC 584138

 

There were 56 new singles released on Friday 6th October 1967

compiled from THE NEW SINGLES* issue 197

 PODCAST r

Shirley Abicair-So Goes Love  PYE 7N17389
Mike Vickers-Kettle Of Fish/Captain Scarlet and the Myusterions (sic)  COLUMBIA DB8281
Marion Montgomery-Love Makes Two People Swing  REACTION 591018
Peter and the Wolves-Little Girl Lost/Is Me (apologies, this sounded dreadful on mono receivers due to incorrect phasing of the stereo image)  MGM1352
Rupert's People-Prologue To A Magic World/Dream On My Mind  COLUMBIA DB8278
Danny Williams-Never My Love/Whose Little Girl Are You  DERAM DM149
Lucien Alexander-Baby You've Been On My Mind  POLYDOR 56205
Focus Three-10,000 Years Behind My Mind  COLUMBIA DB8279
Bill Cosby-Little Ole Man (uptight - everything's alright)  WARNER BROS WB7072
Episode Six-I Can See Through You/When I Fall In Love  PYE 7N17376
Tommy Steele-Fortuosity  BUENA VISTA DF457
Libby Morris-Bye Yum Pum Pum  POLYDOR 56206
Tages-Treat Me Like A Lady  PARLOPHONE R5640
Treetops-Don't Worry Baby  PARLOPHONE R5628
Libby Morris-Ballad Of Yesterday's Idol  POLYDOR 56206
George Martin Orchestra-Theme One (original phased version)  UNITED ARTISTS UP1194

 

 

**extended podcast only
 

Giants of Rock, Butlins, Minehead - Sunday 23rd January 2022

Felix Rabin (centre) with (from left) Andy, Vincenzo Capodivento, Chris B and Kathy 

 

 

 

 

 

 

with Les Newman

Jingles and voiceovers
Amy Bargeron

Visit Amy's Studio

 

 

(r) = repeat

 

 

 

To paraphrase Eric Morecambe: "We've played all the right songs, but not necessarily in the right order" - Your corrections are always welcome

 

* The New Singles were a weekly listing of 45rpm (and the occasional 33rpm maxi single) recordings published by
Francis Antony Ltd, East Hill, St Austell, Cornwall. They were distributed to the music trade, media, record shops. Further info here: THE NEW SINGLES

1971 Hunstanton/Heacham Beach: Chris Bent (on left wearing a Radio Geronimo t shirt) with Jeremy/Jez/Jerry Bowles

Chris B (with the delightful miss wood), circa 1975. See https://www.facebook.com/chris.bent.319

picture restored from a damaged slide

 

 

Interested in the Mellotron? Want to check whether any of the songs played feature a Mellotron? Visit:  
The Ultimate Recordings List (probably)